Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
A COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN OF CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA AND SALERNO, MONTE CASSINO AND ANZIO, ITALY. WOUNDED ON APRIL 9, 1944 AT ANZIO, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF HIS LEFT LEG, LEFT ARM AND RIGHT EYE. SPENT MORE THAN A YEAR IN REHABILITATION. WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.